# Accident 19920609019069A: Cessna 180G, Du Bois, PA, June 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1992, 10:10 local time
- Place: Du Bois, PA
- Airport: Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0906° N, 78.8801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0906&lon=-78.8801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4731U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4731U-2004-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180G (registry code 2072616, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180G
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER CIRCLING TO LAND. CRASHED INTO TREES. NO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD. HAD FLOWN MAX HOURS WITHOUT REFUELING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA103), Jun 9, 1992: Cessna 180G (N4731U), Reynoldsville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL RESULTING IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING IN TREES.

## Other reports on N4731U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760815026129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760815026129A), Aug 15, 1976: Cessna 180G (N4731U), Delmont, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft was equipd with floats and retractable landing gear. Rolled dwn an embankment.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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